If someone says to you, “give me five”, do not search your pocket for five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person’s not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping( 拍) of each other’s raised right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery(彩票). If a football team wins game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to cerebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Rome gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor (皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword(剑) in his hand.”Give me five ” is a gesture to _______.
| A．make people laugh | B．ask for money |
| C．celebrate success | D．search one’s pocket |
The gesture “give me five” is the slapping of ____.
| A．toes | B．hands | C．arms | D．legs |
If someone _____, he WON’T show the gesture “give me five”.
| A．passes the exam | B．wins a lottery |
| C．does well in a match | D．wants to say goodbye |
The gesture started in ___ according to the story
| A．Rome | B．America | C．China | D．Britain |
The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．
In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．
Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．
But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．This passage is mainly for．
| A．people who live in Liverpool | B．students who want to study in UK |
| C．foreigners who want to visit Great Britain | D．people who are interested in history |
The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.
| A．bus | B．boat | C．train | D．bicycle |
Liverpool first became famous for________.
| A．its important in international business. | B．a group of pop singers |
| C．a beautiful river called River Mersey | D．a big museum in the town |
For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______
| A．the Maritime Museum | B．the Tate Gallery |
| C．the Beatles Story | D．the Walker Art Gallery |
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
| A．A good place to visit in UK | B．The history of Liverpool |
| C．The most famous and of the world | D．The most friendly people in UK |
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| Trains from Washington to New York |
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| Train number X500(D) X501(R,D) X502(D,W) X503(D) X504 X505(D) |
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| Washington8:309:009:3010:0010:3011:30 |
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| BWI Airport8:559:2510:0010:2510:55 --:-- - |
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| Baltimore9:109:4010:2010:4011: 1012: 10 |
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| Philadelphia10:1010:4011:20 11:4012:2013: 10 |
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| Princeton Junction *11:0011:3012: 1012:3013: 1014:00 |
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| Metropark *11: 10 --:-- -12:2012:4013:2014: 10 |
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| Neward lnt'1 Airport --:-- -11:5012:3013:0513:4514:25 |
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| New York11:4012:1012:5013:2514:0514:45 |
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| R: Reservations (预订) required D: Dining car W: Weekdays only |
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| For information about tickets and prices, please call (801) 555-1000 or visit our website at www. amrai12000. com. |
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Important notice; please note that Princeton Junction and Metropark are closed on Sunday. January 30 due to work on the line. There will be a special bus service between these stations. Call  (801) 555-2345 for more information about buses. We apologize for any inconvenience. |
When does the train X504 leave Washington?
| A．9:00. | B．9="30." | C．10:00. | D．10=30. |
If you have to get to New York before 12="00," you'd better take______.
| A．X500 | B．X501 | C．X502 | D．X503 |
Which of the following trains does not stop at BWI Airport?
| A．X502. | B．X503. | C．X504. | D．X505. |
If you want to go on weekends, you can NOT choose ______.
| A．X501 | B．X502 | C．X503 | D．X504 |
Which of the following is true according to the timetable?
| A．You can have meals on most of the trains. |
| B．Most of the trains do not stop at Neward Int'l Airport. |
C．You can't buy a ticket at the stations without reservation. |
| D．Nobody can get from Princeton Junction to Metropark on January 30. |
Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top o
f their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says Da
vid. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”How many people are there in Laura’s family?
| A．2． | B．3． | C．4． | D．5 |
Who does most of the housework in the family?
| A．Laura． | B．David． |
| C．The children． | D．David’s parents． |
What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
| A．Cook for the family． |
| B．Take children from school． |
| C．Take a good rest with the children． |
| D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor． |
What does David think of his job at home?
| A．Hard． | B．Easy． | C．Boring． | D．Fun |
One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
| A．children hate to stay with their mothers |
| B．men are better at looking after the children |
| C．women do better at work than they did before |
| D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework |
A big earthquake happened in Japan a few months ago. It was a 9.0 on the Richter scale(里氏).It caused a tsunami(海啸) and a nuclear leak(核泄露).Thousands of people died and millions of Japanese lost their homes.
However, the disaster didn’t cause panic(恐慌) among Japanese people. When the earthquake happened, people left dangerous places in an orderly way. After the shock, they waited in line for food and water. There was no robbing or stampeding(惊逃).
The Japanese are ready for an earthquake at any time. Almost every family has a survival kit(救生包),which has a flashlight, a radio, water and enough food for several days. It can keep people alive after an earthquake.
Many earthquakes happen in China, too. Are you ready for too next earthquake?
When an earthquake happens, protect yourself first. The life is the most important because where there is a life there is hope. Don’t go back to get your money or computers. When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks(余震) may still happen. Make sure you wear shoes after an earthquake. There may be broken glass on the ground.
We should always hope for the best but prepare for the worst.The earthquake in March,2011 in Japan caused a tsunami and a nuclear leak.
The earthquake made Japanese fear.
Many Japanese people have lost their homes and their lives.
When the earthquake happens, you should go back to get your money.
There are few earthquakes in China.
In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls(管理)traffic on the city’s 235 miles of seven expressways. Now one—a controller—can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors(感应器) that are built into each expressway, every half a mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic—cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.
“See that red light near Austin Avenue?”the controller asked a visitor.“That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again.“A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,”the controller explained.“They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking the tr
affic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressway for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.
Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”.Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston.“Chicago has taken the lead,”said New York City’s traffic director and he added,“Chicago’s a good example.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。The passage is mainly about ________ on expressways in Chicago.
| A．the traffic control system | B．the movement of the traffic |
| C．the electric sensors | D．the traffic lights |
When the cars move under 30 miles an hour, ________ on the map in the control room.
| A．the red light appears | B．the red light turns yellow |
| C．the yellow light appears | D．the green light turns red |
According to the passage, we may learn __________.
| A．some visitors are traveling on the expressway |
| B．there is no heavy traffic on Chicago’s expressways |
| C．the traffic on Chicago’s expressways is well managed |
| D．the number of accidents in the US has dropped by 18% |
In Paragraph 2 the underlined word “it” refers to ___________.
| A．the red light | B．the truck that needs repairing |
| C．the traffic | D．the truck that is fixing the road |
The writer writes the article mainly by _________.
| A．giving reasons and results | B．giving examples and explaining them |
| C．describing what he thinks | D．asking and answering questions |